Collaborating for a cure

As mentioned in the main article in this issue, Martin Delaney of Project Inform, who died on January 23, 2009, was a staunch advocate for cure research, stating in a 2001 magazine article: “It’s time once again to make ‘Cure AIDS now!’ the primary goal of treatment activism.” Delaney subsequently co-authored an article in the journal Science calling for the funding of collaborative research programs specifically focused on developing a cure for HIV.

In 2011, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the funding of the first three such programs, named the Martin Delaney Collaboratories in his honor. Last year the number was expanded to six, which are supported for the next five years: